The name of the man who was killed while walking to get help along a busy stretch of Interstate 64 has been released.

The victim is 20-year-old Joseph Fischer of New Albany.

The crash happened just before 10 p.m. Tuesday on I-64 eastbound in Floyd County near mile marker 116.

Officers say Fischer's car had drifted off the road just east of Georgetown, ending up in an embankment.

That's when the Floyd County Sheriff's Department says Fischer walked onto I-64 and was hit by a car.

Sheriff Darrell Mills says this is a tragedy not only for the victim's family but for the driver and his as well.

“It's just a terrible, terrible incident that occurred for - at this point - unknown reasons and hopefully we can get some determination on what actually transpired so there's some closure for the families,” said Mills.

DEAD IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED WHILE WALKING TO GET HELP ALONG A BUSY STRETCH OF I-64. WLKY'S LEXY SCHEEN IS LIVE IN GEORGETOWN INDIANA WITH THE VERY LATEST. THIS MORNING WE'VE LEARNED THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE IS 20-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH FISCHER OF NEW ALBANY. THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 10 LAST NIGHT.. ON I-64 EASTBOUND IN FLOYD COUNTY NEAR MILE MARKER 116. OFFICERS SAY FISCHER'S CAR HAD DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD JUST EAST OF GEORGETOWN -- ENDING UP IN AN EMBANKMENT. THAT'S WHEN THE FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS FISCHER WALKED ONTO 1- 64 AND WAS HIT BY A CAR. SHERIFF DARRELL MILLS SAYS THIS IS A TRAGEDY NOT ONLY FOR THE VICTIM'S FAMILY BUT FOR THE DRIVER -- AND HIS. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CNTUE--O CLIV, WY WS